I've never been completely blog savvy. I'll follow someone for a while and then they will overwhelm me with too much information and that will be the end of my following. I've always thought you had to follow someone the old fashioned way by subscribing through e-mail. This has always been the way I've done it. Then you come into your e-mail and have 237 unread messages when you just wanted to check whether your teacher had sent any news about your classes. You can also use social media, but then you may not see everyone and facebook decides that you would be more interested in the company selling the label makers than the mom who makes her own soap. Enter the RSS aggregator:
This is a snapshot of what the homepage of my aggregator looks like. It is called The Old Reader. It is handy because you can pick which blogs you would like to focus on. This makes seeing blogs that you might be trying to get ideas for lesson plan ideas from a lot easier. You can create a folder for all those bloggers and voila, you have all your lesson planning pages in one spot. I also like to find out how to make homemade body care products. This allows me to put all of those bloggers in one place as well and not have to cruise through 5 or 6 different blogs on 5 or 6 different tabs. This is the first time that I have came across an RSS aggregator, but I certainly think I'll be using one from now on.
YES! YES! YES! This is a fantastic post, Cheryl! You explain so well and also show how it helps you. Perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love how you are relatable in your blog, it provides an audience that is new to blogging like you! It is helpful that you include a screenshot of your own aggregator to ensure people that this is what your computer looks like and can be a great reference tool!
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